3.0.0 642 2022-11-15T16:34:29Z 2022-11-15T16:34:29Z Senate S S 2013-03-21 113 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-03-21T18:32:52Z Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2013 113 1146 HR 2013-04-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2013-03-21 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2013-03-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. N H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2013-03-22 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2013-03-22 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2013-04-09 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2013-04-17 False H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2013-07-09 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2013-08-01 False C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2014-04-03 False Health Drug therapy Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health personnel Health technology, devices, supplies Licensing and registrations Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Rural conditions and development Health 00 2013-03-21 Introduced in Senate 2013-06-14T15:42:24Z Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require personnel (excluding physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants) who furnish the technical component of medical imaging examinations or radiation therapy procedures for medical purposes (except certain exempt individuals and suppliers) to possess current: (1) certification in the medical imaging or radiation therapy modality and service they furnish from a certification organization designated under this Act; and (2) state licensure or certification, if required by the state, where such services and modalities are within the profession's scope of practice as defined by the state.

Gives individuals enrolled in specified training or certification programs when the list of approved certification organizations is published an additional six months after completion of a training program to become fully qualified under this Act.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) establish a program for designating certification organizations after consideration of specified criteria; (2) provide a process for individuals whose training or experience is determined to be equal to, or in excess of, that of a graduate of an accredited educational program in that specialty to demonstrate that their experience meets the educational standards for qualified personnel in their imaging modality or radiation therapy procedures; and (3) publish a list of designated certification organizations. Authorizes the Secretary to waive standards under this Act or to develop alternative standards for rural or health professional shortage areas as appropriate.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow Medicare payment for medical imaging and radiation therapy services only if the examination or procedure is furnished by an individual who meets this Act's requirements.

]]> Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2013 Display Title Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly. Introduced in Senate 2013-03-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s642is/xml/BILLS-113s642is.xml 2013-03-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.